s. f, ee (Delbergia soo. Nat. Ord. Leguminosæ) grows generally in the plains and in the Himalaya. Its timber is hard, strong and heavy. It is also very durable and said not to be attacked by white-ants even when green. It is much valued, and the tree was in Kangra a royal one, i. e., preserved for the ruler's use. The wood is one of the best for gun carriages and in some parts of India is said to be largely used in dockyards. It is also employed for furniture, building, boxes, camel saddles. On the western rivers where it is most easily obtained, it is much used for boat building, and a boat built of it is stated to last 20 years; i. q. Shísham.